DEA records show West Virginia flooded with drugs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Drug wholesalers shipped 780 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia in just six years, a period when 1,728 people fatall…
- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Showing results for "Visit (-- RXLARA.COM --) pharmacy online buy Cenforce over counter. Sildenafil Cenforce 100-120-150mg pills price prescription cost"
Arkansas attorney general sues Walgreens over opioid crisis
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Monday sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the state by fil…
March 16, 2021Local woman pleads guilty to using forged prescription to get pills
A local woman pleaded guilty Monday in Garland County Circuit Court to using a forged prescription to get narcotics at an area pharmacy last year.
Virtual doctor visits offer convenience, lower costs
WASHINGTON -- When you're coming down with a cold, there are a few items you typically reach for to start feeling better: cough drops, herbal tea, maybe an ove…
- By MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press
Consumer alert: Prescription drug take back is Saturday
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas has a prescription drug epidemic. According to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory and Medical Examiner's Office, 335 Arkansans died fr…
Multiple factors cause high prescription drug prices in US
TRENTON, N.J. -- Sticker-shocked patients increasingly wonder why prices for prescription drugs continue to rise in the U.S.
- By LINDA A. JOHNSON The Associated Press
Rite Aid files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related …
October 17, 2023
Biden targets 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations as he pitches cost reductions
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden touted the potential cost savings of Medicare's first-ever price negotiations for widely used prescription drugs on Tuesday a…
August 30, 2023
Advocates hope shaming drugmakers discourages price spikes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Frustrated by the rising cost of prescription drugs, California health advocates hope sunlight and a dose of shame will discourage drugma…
- By JONATHAN J. COOPER The Associated Press
Local woman arrested for allegedly obtaining drugs with forged prescription
A local woman was arrested Wednesday night after she allegedly picked up some pills at an area pharmacy using a forged prescription.
- By Steven Mross
Indiana AG says over prescribing behind increase in heroin use
A societal aversion to pain succored by the over prescribing of pain medications has brought the country to the brink, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller sa…
November 4, 2015Prosecutor: FedEx delivered illegal prescription drugs
SAN FRANCISCO -- FedEx delivered packages containing illegal prescription drugs for internet pharmacies even after it noticed that authorities were cracking do…
- By SUDHIN THANAWALA The Associated Press
FDA change produces cheaper and easier-to-get hearing aids
It's now a lot easier -- and cheaper -- for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help.
December 5, 2022
Impaired driver allegedly found with gun, pills, half-pound of THC edibles
A Booneville woman was arrested Wednesday on multiple felony charges after she was pulled over for allegedly driving while impaired and found in possession of …
- By Steven Mross
Specialty drugs save lives, come with daunting price tags
Mati Munoz lost her liver to hepatitis C, and the virus was attacking its transplanted replacement last year when her doctor prescribed a drug combination that…
- By Tom Murphy
Senators draw on own experiences to chastise drug companies' CEOs
WASHINGTON -- Channeling the ire of constituents and drawing from personal experience, senators chastised drug company executives Tuesday over the high cost of…
- By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press
Use of medication for abortion is common; here’s how it works
Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking tw…
July 3, 2022
Kid’s medicine shortage hits as flu season gets off to a fast start
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.
December 20, 2022
Cases involving alleged drug theft at VA health facilities
Government data obtained by The Associated Press show that incidents of drug loss or theft at federal hospitals have jumped nearly tenfold since 2009 to 2,457 …
- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FDA: Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t really relieve congestion
WASHINGTON -- The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to governm…
September 13, 2023